American Canyon armed robbery suspect arrested

AMERICAN CANYON-- A Fairfield man was arrested Thursday in connection with a string of armed robberies targeting teenagers in this city, Police Chief Tracey Stuart announced in a press release.

The three robberies occurred between Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, and all three of the juvenile victims gave similar suspect descriptions: two black males and one Hispanic male. They each also described a similar vehicle used in the crimes and similar modes of operation and items taken, Stuart said.

At 2:43 p.m. Dec. 17, a 17-year-old boy was approached by three males in a dark blue SUV as he walked in the 800 block of Spring Mountain Lane. The suspects demanded his phone, backpack and his jacket, which he handed over and the suspects drove off.

About a half hour later, a 12-year-old girl was attacked while walking on Renwood Lane when a SUV pulled up next to her and a black male got out and forced her to the ground by placing his hands on her shoulders, Stuart said.

"He pointed a gun at her and told her to give him all of her property or he would shoot her," she said. "The girl gave the suspect a pink and black colored Jansport backpack, red 'Dre' beats headphones and a Google Nexus and Android cell phone."

Then a Hispanic male, 17- to 19-years-old exited the same vehicle and put his hands in the girl's pockets, presumably looking for more property or money, Stuart said. A third suspect was driving the vehicle and was described as a black male, also 17- to 19-years-old, she said.

At about 11:30 on Dec. 19, a 15-year-old boy was similarly attacked while walking on Toscana Drive at Sequoia Grove, she said.

Again, a dark blue SUV pulled up next to him, two black males emerged from it and demanded the boy's backpack, which he handed over because he was afraid they would hurt him, Stuart said.

Shortly after the third robbery, American Canyon Police officers were informed of a vehicle pursuit in Vallejo, that ended when the 2013 Subaru Outback crashed and the three suspects got away. The Subaru had been reported stolen by the registered owners in Fairfield on Dec. 1, Stuart said.

On Dec. 20, the Subaru was processed and searched by law enforcement and several items of stolen property and other physical evidence was recovered. The evidence and witness statements led to Jericho Dyshone Davis, 18, of Fairfield, being identified as the suspect who pointed a firearm at the 12 year old, she said.

On Thursday, detectives returned to Fairfield to locate and arrest Davis on a Napa County warrant for the robberies, Stuart said.

"They first tried to contact him at some apartments on Travion Court, but Davis got away," she said. "Then, at about 1 p.m., detectives went to an address in the 1300 block of Phoenix in Fairfield. No one answered the door and detectives forced entry."

Davis was found hiding upstairs and was taken into custody without incident, Stuart said. He was booked into the Napa County Department of Corrections and his bail is set at $500,000. The charges on the warrant include suspicion of cruelty to a child and robbery.